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MOON BEAST! 12 Cylinder, 2000 HP Drag Strip Terror is Finished!


Ira

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Cut The Front!

The front of the Beast looked too wide after the Top Chop. So I marked it for some Cutting.

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I cut out the slot with a Cut-Off Wheel.

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Glued it back together with Zap-A-Gap. That's more like it...

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More Coming... B)

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Rear Window...

I forgot to mention I wanted to enlarge the Rear Window.

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I cut out the Window with a Cut-Off Wheel. Then I cleaned it up with an X-Acto Knife, Sanding Boards and a File.

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Here it is after the Top Chop.

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More Coming... B)

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I also thought about the resemblance to a very streamlined train engine.With all of the parts you have removed from the original kit you have still managed to retain some of the product identity by keeping the side spear the V shape of the front end and the cool windshield shape.

Going to be another epic model when completed!!

Thanks for the kind words Tom!

So glad you like it... B)

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It's HACKTASTIC! It's SLICERIFFIC! It's SAWMAZING! It's CUT.....something!

It's Ira. We expect nothing less.

Show dat plastique who's boss.

Thanks Joe!

Finished RRRobot, so I'll be getting back to the Beast tomorrow... B)

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Tight Fit!

After narrowing the front end, I realized I needed to hollow out the Body a bit to Fit the Chassis inside. I used a Drum Sander in the Dremel Tool to grind down the plastic strip and high spots in the body.

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Still need to remove a little more from the inside to fit the Chassis in.

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I had to do some Heavy Sanding on the Chassis too but I finally got a Great Fit!

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More Coming... B)

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I was just wondering what had happened to this! Now I know. :D

How will the driver get in and out? (I know, there isn't really a driver, it's a model - but you know what I mean!)

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